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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain

by George Saunders

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“The plant began to topple and I found myself feeling guiltier about killing it than I had about gutting the rabbits. The whole of life, I thought, is doing harm, we live by killing, as if there were any being of which that is not the case.”
― Sarah Moss, Ghost Wall

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“Haven't you been listening, people don't bother to hurt what they don't love. To sacrifice it.”
― Sarah Moss, Ghost Wall

tags: pg-126, sacrifice

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“She liked listening to Nezha talk. He was so hopeful, so optimistic, and so stupid.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Dragon Republic

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“Between us, we have the fire and the water. I'm quite sure that together, we can take on the wind.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Dragon Republic

tags: fight, fire, power, togetherness, water, wind

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“There was a bit of Jane Eyre in her, a portion of Scout Finch and Jo March, a measure of Elinor Dashwood, and Lucy Pevensie.”
― Stephenie Meyer, Midnight Sun

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